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FBI exposes suspected Mexican Mafia murder, extortion plot in Los Angeles

Original: FBI exposes suspected Mexican-Mafia murder, extortion plot in L.A.

The FBI has revealed an alleged murder and extortion plot in Los Angeles tied to the Mexican Mafia, according to KTLA. Details of the scheme and those charged have not been fully laid out in the available reporting, but the case points to continued federal focus on the prison gang's influence over street-level crime in Southern California. Law enforcement operations targeting the cartel-linked gang have drawn attention in the past.

Why now: A major federal law enforcement announcement about violent organized crime in Los Angeles draws public and media attention.

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